Leaving Fortusa: A Novel in Ten Episodes

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TitleLeaving Fortusa: A Novel in Ten Episodes
Year for Search2008
Authors[Barnett], [Paul le Page](1949-2020)
Tertiary AuthorsGrant, John [pseud.]
Date Published2008
PublisherNorilana Books
Place PublishedWinnetka, CA
KeywordsMale author, Scottish author
Annotation

Dystopia in ten loosely related chapters. The epigrams to each chapter suggest a connection to the presidency of George W. Bush (2001-09), but much of the action is set in a variety of futures of growing violence and authoritarian governance. There is some suggestion that in the future of the future a better society will be reestablished.
Additional Publishers

Parts originally published as "The Hard Stuff." Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction. Ed. Neil Williamson and Andrew J. Wilson (Edinburgh, Scot.: Crescent Press, 2005), 229-70; "Q." Sci-Fiction (2004) [No longer available online]; "The Unforbidden Playground." Postscripts, no. 9 (Winter 2006): 54-87; and "The Most Marvelous Story in the Whole Wide World." Whispers of Wickedness [No longer available online].
Pseudonym

John Grant [pseud.]
Author Note

Scottish author (1949-2020)
Full Text

2008 [Barnett, Paul le Page] (1949-2020). Leaving Fortusa: A Novel in Ten Episodes. By John Grant [pseud.]. Winnetka, CA: Norilana Books. Parts originally published as “The Hard Stuff.” Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction. Ed. Neil Williamson and Andrew J. Wilson (Edinburgh, Scot.: Crescent Press, 2005), 229-70; “Q.” Sci-Fiction (2004) [No longer available online]; “The Unforbidden Playground.” Postscripts, no. 9 (Winter 2006): 54-87; and “The Most Marvelous Story in the Whole Wide World.” Whispers of Wickedness  [No longer available online].

Dystopia in ten loosely related chapters. The epigrams to each chapter suggest a connection to the presidency of George W. Bush (2001-09), but much of the action is set in a variety of futures of growing violence and authoritarian governance. There is some suggestion that in the future of the future a better society will be reestablished. Scottish author.